Optimizing HP Servers with Microsoft SQL Server 2008
[ Source: HP ]
March 2008-
With the introduction of SQL Server 2000, then with SQL Server 2005, and now with SQL Server 2008, Microsoft is providing its database engine in a 64-bit version. Processors, such as the Xeon and the Itanium from Intel, or the Opteron from AMD, provide 64-bit capabilities that can be used by Windows Server and SQL Server.
With 64-bit configurations, consolidating the corporate data on one single device is now a valid option. The financial ....
Backup and Recovery Best Practices for Microsoft SQL Server2005
[ Source: HP ]
April 2008-
To help you choose from among the available configuration options and backup and recovery procedures, HP has conducted extensive laboratory tests to determine best practices. This paper discusses those test results so that users can understand the options and the limitations of implementing backup and recovery using Linear Tape-Open (LTO) tape, disk-to-disk, and virtual tape devices. The audience for this paper is HP users in an enterprise environment currently running or planning to run SQL ....
High Availability for SQL Server 2005 Using Array-based Replication Host-based Mirroring Technologies
[ Source: HP ]
April 2008-
Array-based remote replication solutions for Microsoft SQL Server have existed for years, and SQL Server 2005 provides a built-in, host-based feature called database mirroring as an alternative for disaster-recovery solutions. Although these technologies are widely available, users may lack the information needed to select the replication, mirroring, or high availability method(s) suitable for their environment; they need information on how to configure the database, storage, and software.
This paper is intended to ....
HP Blade Servers for Everyone
[ Source: HP ]
January 2008-
The move to blades can save companies over a third of the start-up costs of deploying standalone blades. These savings come via both acquisition costs and facilities costs and are enhanced when coupled with HP deployment and support services. Learn the cost advantages in midsize and enterprise markets of two different HP BladeSystems models. Download now.
Exchange Server 2007: What To Expect
[ Source: Global Knowledge ]
October 2006-
Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 has been designed to meet the tough challenges for a corporate communication solution and provides a rich feature set that users can access through a variety of different interfaces and devices. In this paper, you will discover 10 key new or improved features of Microsoft Exchange Server 2007.
Backup and Recovery Best Practices for Microsoft Exchange Server
[ Source: Data Domain ]
August 2008-
The 24x7 uptime expectation of Exchange messaging systems in enterprise environments is now the norm. With global operations and advanced telecommunications (e.g., smart phones, etc.), individuals and corporations are communicating around the clock. This leaves administrators with the challenge of tighter data protection and system maintenance windows.
Protecting Exchange information is critical and backup is still the primary method used. Combining traditional backup with other methods such as clustering, replication and continuous data ....
Easing the Migration to Microsoft SQL Server 2005
[ Source: HP ]
August 2008-
There are many business and technological reasons for making the move to SQL Server 2005 and SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition. In tandem with 64-bit computing platforms, SQL Server 2005 can boost performance by 30% in certain instances, deliver a better database management structure and bolster infrastructure security.
As companies seek to upgrade their database environment to SQL Server 2005 or SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition—whether it contains twenty instances or a thousand—they now ....
HP Polyserve Software - SQL Server Solution
[ Source: HP ]
August 2008-
Find out how to save up to $1 million for every 10 SQL Servers you own. Attend this demo and learn how HP's approach to virtualization effectively consolidates SQL Server database environments with dramatic benefits. During this demo you'll be stepped through the actual application itself and shown a number of features such as Dynamic Re-Hosting, server failover and on-demand capacity growth.
Quick Migration with Hyper-V
[ Source: Microsoft Corporation ]
September 2008-
In this white paper, we begin with an introduction to quick migration of virtual machines using the Hyper-V technology. We then describe how to apply Hyper-V's quick migration to enhance the availability of services. We explore how you can prepare for planned downtime by using quick migration to save the state of a running virtual machine, move the storage connectivity from one physical server to another, and then restore the virtual machine (for unplanned downtime, ....
Windows Server Disaster Recovery: Planning for the Worst, Hoping for the Best
[ Source: appAssure Software ]
October 2008-
Windows Server applications are often mission-critical. The impact of natural, random and man-made disasters on these applications, especially email, and their subsequent disruption can cripple an organization. This white paper from AppAssure Software offers advice for protecting your existing Windows Server infrastructure from disruptive application outages.